Steam cabinet



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STEAM CABINET John F. Taves, CasseltolnN; Dak.

Application February. 18,.19;55,.S.el:ial No.48,9,172

2 Claims. (Clt 1221?---370-l The present invention relates to steam cabinets,V and moreparticularlyv relates to thosecabinets of the type used by human, beings in various therapeutic treatmentsgsuch asin weight removal, relaxation,` to create a` general sense of stimulation andfor other eiects.

'lhe primary object of the-.present linvention is, to provide an efficient, exceedinglysafe, easily disceptible and adjustable steam cabinet construction. which possesses a novel.. means. for disseminating watervapor throughout the cabinetgwithout jetting the stream onto. anyparticular portion of the body, while at the same, time. providing` a lowr condensate level of the vapordisseminated within the cabinet. i

A further object of the invention is in the provision of a novel drain'pain land drainpipe; construction int a steam cabinet whereby the heat of, the. cabinet may be further maintained by the presence of a considerable quantity of condensate inthe bottom of the cabinet, which condensate does not come in contact with the individual using the cabinet.

A still further object` of thei-nvention. is in the provision of a steam cabinet wherein the seat height of the same is rendered readily adjustable for the comfort of the user of the cabinet and wherein the cabinet is easily accessible for entrance to yand egress from.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction 'and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a front elevational View of the cabinet with the front access bars of theV cabinet being shown in open position to disclose the interior ofthe cabinet with portions of certain of the doors being broken away;

Figure 2 is :a longitudinal cross-sectional View through the condensation chamber and steam disseminating means of the cabinet;

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the steam disseminating means per se, which disseminating means is adapted to be mounted in spaced relation above the steam nozzle opening in the cabinet; Y

VFigure 4 is a side elevational view in cross-section through the cabinet;

The same is seen to consist of a bottom 12, back wall 14,

front wall 16, side Walls 18 and -top wall' 20.

The external appearance of the cabinet'is basically that of a rectangular box wherein the front wall 16 thereof is K2,780,226 Patented Feb. 5, 1957` 2 lower sectionsV thereof, is open and -the lower section is closed normally by a hinged access door 2.6 suitably hingcid., as at 28, to one corner ofthe lower section 24 of the front wall.

rEheI upper section 22 of the front wall is likewise basically open and is closed normally by a pair of hinged doors 28, each ofwhichis suitably hinged to one side edge ofthe front wall. The top. edge portions of the doors 2,8 ancla portion of the side edges thereof adjacent the top edge arey cut away to form concave recesses 32 which are complementary to one another upon closingV of these doors and which are in registry with a complementary recess 34 formed in the top wall 20 so that the head of the user of the cabinet will normally be disposed above the cabinet.

Disposed within the bottom 1'2 of the cabinet is a condensate collection panv 3 6 and aV slatted platform 38 is suitably supported immediately above the pan by means of the supporting members 40, this platform 33 forming a foot rest for the user of the platform whereby the feet of the user will be disposed above lthe condensate collectionpan.

A drain line 42 extends through a suitable aperture in the bottom 12 of the cabinet and' opens at its upper end above the bottomr of, the condensate collecting pan 36 to provide lan overow line vfor removing condensate therefrom, when the condensate reaches a level in the pan 36 equal to the height ofthe opening in the 'drain line 42. A 'secondary drain line 44 formed as a branch conduit from the main line 42 opens on a level with the bottom of the pan 3 6 andi is normally closed by means of a plug 46, this plugbeing removed only when it is desired to completely drain the pan 36 after use of the. cabinet.

On the inner surfaces: ofthe sidewalls 18 Aare mounted horizontally disposed, vertically spaced supporting rails 51 forming vertically spaced pairs. As will be noted, the supporting rails are mounted toward the back wall 14 oi the cabinet and have the rearward ends thereof in abutment with the back wall. The slatted seat 50 is removably supported above the bottom of the cabinet by resting at its side edges on selected of the vertically spaced pairs of supporting rails 48 whereby the vertical height of the seat may be adjusted.

As will be noted from Figure 6, the seat 50 is comprised of Ia plurality or" spaced slats 52 `connected to and rspaced from one 'another by means of transverse members A leg rest 56 is provided for the cabinet, the leg rest consisting of a flat top bar Sil and vertically spaced lhorizontally extending slats 60 interconnected to one another by means of vertical members 62.

yThe leg rest 56 isrsupported within the cabinet on the rails 48,'the end vportions of the top` bar 58 projecting beyond the ends of the slats 6i) and resting upon the supporting bars 48 which support the seat Si? whereby the liat top bar 5810i the leg rest 56 also forms the forward divided into upper Iand lower sections 22 and 24, respectively, the upper section 22 being slanted from its juncture with the lower section 24 upwardly and rearwardly toward the back wall 14 to its juncture with the top wall 20. The major portion of the front wall, both the upper and or front Slat of the seat Si). With this construction, both the leg rest 56 and the seat 50 may be quickly and simply removed and replaced to and from the cabinet lil.

A hot water line 64 extends transversely through the cabinet toward the back wall 14 thereof and parallel to such back wall immediately above the condensate collectingl pan 36. Water line 64 is provided with an upstanding pipe 66 capped 'at its upper endvwith a spray nozzle 68wherein water llowing through the pipe 64 is emitted in a vaporized stream upwardly through the cabinetV through the nozzle 68.

' Suspended from the back wall 14 of the cabinet by a 14 `and the leg rest 56 and spacedly surrounds the spray nozzle 63 to form a condensation chamber for the atomized stream emitted through the nozzle. The initial condensate which forms within the chamber drops through the open bottom of the housing into the pan 36 where the same is collected.

ln order to further break up the atomized stream as it emits from the nozzle 68, a disseminating structure is provided in the form of a ilat plate 74 which is Iattached to a bracket 76 which bracket is in turn attached to a collar 78 `adjustably secured to the upstanding pipe 66. By adjusting the collar 7S on the pipe 66 by means of the setscrew 80, the spacing of the plate 74 with respect to the spray nozzle may be varied. However, in all its varied positions, the plate 74 is generally adapted to overlie the nozzle 68 and to break up the stream of hot water as it is emitted Vfrom the nozzle to disseminate the atomized stream within the chamber formed by the housing 72 and also to evenly disseminate the stream without concentration upon any particular' portion of the body of the user of the cabinet throughout the cabinet.

For the convenience of the user of the cabinet, the back wall 14 of the cabinet is provided adjacent the upper end thereof with towel rack 82.

ln order to drain the hot water line 64, the branch conduit 84 leads therefrom which is normally closed by means of valve 86 at the free end thereof. To drain the conduit, it is only necessary to open the valve 86 wherein the condensate within the steam line 64 is drained into the condensate collection pan 36.

From the foregoing, the construction and operation of the device will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the Iscope of the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A steam cabinet comprising a bottom and front, back, side and top walls, a liquid collection pan on said bottom, a platform disposed above said pan, said side walls having supporting rails thereon, a seat extending between and supported at its side edges on said rails, a leg rest depending from said rails below the forward end of Isaid seat, a hot water line having a spray nozzle opening into said cabinet between said platform and seat, a housing having an open bottom mounted within said cabinet between said back wall and said leg rest forming a condensation chamber around said spray nozzle, and means within said .chamber spacedly overlying said spray nozzle for disseminating spray emanating therefrom.

2. A steam cabinet comprising a bottom and front, back, side and top walls, a liquid collection pan on said bottom, a platform disposed above said pan, said side walls having supporting rails thereon, a seat extending between and supported at its side edges of said rails, a leg rest depending from said rails below the forward end of said seat, a `hot water line having a spray nozzle opening into said cabinet between said platform and seat, a housing having an open bottom mounted within said cabinet between said b'ack wall and said leg rest forming a condensation chamber around said spray nozzle, and means within said chamber spacedly overlying said nozzle for disseminating spray emanating therefrom, said front wall of said cabinet including access doors for entering and leaving the cabinet, and said top wall having an opening therethrough whereby the head of a user of the cabinet is disposed exteriorly thereof.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 163,413 Roberts May 18, 1875 239,106 McFarland et al Mar. 22, 1881 247,670 Markham Sept. 27, 1881 685,205 Feix et al. Oct. 22, 1901 

